What is the nature of the soul in relation to mortality?
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"You are not the wave that rises and falls; you are the ocean, eternal and deathless, beyond the illusion of mortality."
According to Osho, the soul is the unborn, deathless ocean of being; bodies, egos and experiences are only waves—appearing and vanishing in time. Whatever has name and form is mortal; what you truly are is formless, beyond time. Identifying as the wave traps you in birth and death; realizing I am the ocean reveals timelessness and freedom from the fear of mortality.
Your true self is like the ocean that never dies; your body and personality are just temporary waves.
Why this matters practically
- Reduces fear of death and existential anxiety.
- Encourages detachment from changing circumstances and identities.
- Guides meditation: attend to the formless awareness rather than names and forms.
- Encourages detachment from changing circumstances and identities.
- Guides meditation: attend to the formless awareness rather than names and forms.
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